{"id":1230,"date":"2017-04-20T09:12:35","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T13:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/visual-arts-2402-spring-2017\/?p=1230"},"modified":"2017-04-20T09:12:35","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T13:12:35","slug":"ben-painter-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/visual-arts-2402-spring-2017\/1-color-as-subject\/ben-painter-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Painter 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Project proposal- \u00a0I want to explore the relationship between the street photographer and her\/his subject. \u00a0This will allow me to begin a project I will be working on all of next semester with Meghan Parsons and Mike. For this project, I imagine having two photographs go together, one a street photograph, and the other a photograph of the street photograph being made. \u00a0When I do street photography, I often feel like a hunter, like I am taking something from my subject. \u00a0It does not feel like a mutual interaction, or even an ethical one. \u00a0I hope to shed light on my concerns around the practice through this work. \u00a0For inspiration, I will be looking at texts, movies, and TV shows that explore ideas pertaining to the relationship between photographer, subject, and viewer; visual language of hunting\/taking pictures of subjects; and the history\/moral considerations of street photography.<\/span><\/p>\n

Camera Lucida – Roland Barthes\u2019 Camera Lucida deals with themes surrounding the effect of being photographed on the subject. \u00a0Barthes describes being photographed as a certain form of death. This is a text that every photographer should know well. It is particularly applicable to this project, as it deals with the effect of a photograph on the subject specifically. <\/span><\/p>\n

The man with a movie camera – Silent russian film released in 1929. One main \u201ccharacter\u201d in this film is a man with a movie camera. \u00a0I have not seen it yet, but I have been told by a few film buffs that if I am dealing with the relationship between photographer and subject, this is a must watch.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/video\/2015\/jul\/31\/man-with-a-movie-camera-video-review<\/span><\/p>\n

Regarding the Pain of Others – I haven\u2019t read this text yet, but Susan Sontag\u2019s other work that I have read has been hugely influential to me. \u00a0This work deals with the ethical considerations surrounding photographs of suffering. \u00a0Will be relevant in thinking about the relationship b\/w photographer, subject, and viewer.<\/p>\n

Shooter (2007)- Hollywood movie about a sniper. \u00a0I will use this movies\u2019 visual language around hunting humans in order to think about how I want to depict the \u201chunting\u201d involved in street photography.<\/p>\n

Blowup by Antonioni -\u201d<\/span>Blowup, or Blow-Up, is a 1966 British-Italian film directed by <\/span>Michelangelo Antonioni<\/span><\/a> about a fashion photographer, played by <\/span>David Hemmings<\/span><\/a>, who believes he has unwittingly captured a murder on film\u201d (wiki). \u00a0Another movie that I have been told is a must watch for what I am exploring.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Wire- The wire has many scenes where the police take photos of people for evidence. \u00a0The cinematography of these scenes is particularly interesting. I will be able to draw upon this visual language in my work.<\/p>\n

1984- George Orwell\u2019s 1984 is a dystopian novel about the big brother state. This work is key to understanding one aspect of why most people are uncomfortable being photographed in public spaces. \u00a0Brings up themes of privacy, surveillance, etc. \u00a0Will be relevant to me as I am actually walking the streets photographing in public.<\/p>\n

Nussenzweig v DiCorcia<\/span> – \u201cPhilip-Lorca DiCorcia photographed Hasidic Jew Ermo Nussenzweig walking on a public street in New York without his knowledge or consent. DiCorcia sold 10 prints of the image for between $20,000 \u2013 $30,000 through the Pace\/McGill gallery. Nussenzweig sued DiCorcia and the gallery for privacy and religious reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n

The court ruled that the photograph was art, not commerce, and protected by the First Amendment.\u201d \u00a0(<\/span>https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2014\/10\/28\/8-legal-cases-every-photographer-know\/<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

This court case, and others like it, will help me navigate issues around street photography in general. \u00a0What do our laws say about the relationship between the street photographer and her\/his subject? \u00a0What does that say about our society? <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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